Raine: The Lords of Satyr | 
| Author: Elizabeth Amber
Publisher: Kensington Aphrodisia
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 36076
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0758220405
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780758220400
ASIN: 0758220405
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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Book Description
In this erotic historical paranormal romance trilogy set in the heart of Tuscany's centuries-old wine country, three half-Satyr brothers receive a letter that sends them in search of three endangered half-Faerie brides. Handsome, stoic, middle brother RAINE has been wed before to a wife who was repulsed by his carnal needs. Each month at Moonful, these half-Satyrs change physically, becoming more powerfully potent. They're driven by the darker side of their natures to indulge in a nightlong ritual in a sacred gathering place ringed with ancient statues. Though Raine wants no part of another marriage, he searches out the second half-Faerie, Jordan, in Venice. She turns out to be far different than he could ever have imagined, and she is living a dangerous lie. Raine's traumatic childhood and a bad marriage have closed him to the idea of giving or receiving love. As the winegrape harvest begins, Jordan slowly reawakens his heart. But he finds himself competing with another nightmarish suitor who has gained an evil hold over this woman he is coming to love.
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 4 stars. One of the best erotics I've read. July 24, 2008
The heroine Jordan, good writing, and the explicit, unusual sex are what made this story memorable for me.
Raine's a tortured satyr male with a backstory that made me empathize with him, and yeah, he was distant because of it. I was attracted to this hero. He's alpha and protective of his woman, but not so overbearing that it gets ridiculous or that he seems stale like a hero I've read too many times before.
The storyline about the satyr as winemakers and the setting descriptions of Venice (gondolas etc) were good stuff. I like that it's set in Italy because that's different from most other romances.
As I said, the sex scenes are explicit. They're diverse and compelling.
I loved the writing.
I'm going to try Nicholas.
 Interesting July 22, 2008
I thought it was very brave for Amber to write a story wherein the heroine is a hermaphrodite, and include said heroine in so many sexual scenes. Apparently a hermaphrodite is a sought after commodity in the faerie realm. I didn't find this story as erotic as some of the other reviewers. Sorry, but I thought it was lacking that something special. Amber stated what was occurring but left the emotions to the wayside. I'm not sure why they are in love with each other. It was never stated. For the most part Raine tried to stay away from her when he wasn't giving in to his basic lust. I think Emma Holly does it better.
Erotic romance about love and acceptance, hot believable sex, and unusual heroine April 27, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The most startling and intriguing feature of this book is the strong heroine Jordan. I've read many erotic romances and can hardly believe I haven't read such a heroine before. Five stars for this author for coming up with her!
Jordan is born into an untenable situation and finds a way to overcome and find love and freedom. She serves as a poignant commentary on accepting others as they are.
And when she runs into Raine (literally) their relationship begins, moving from hot to hotter. Raised by human parents, Raine begins showing signs of being half-satyr and no one knows what to make of it. His parents are horrified and he learns to hide this side of himself from the world.
But at some point, Moonful arrives, his body betrays him, and his parents reject him. He is swiftly deposited with his real father on the Satyr estate, where he begins work in the vineyard and learns what it is to be satyr. An unfortunate marriage to a human woman is a disappointment and another hurt. This guy is truly a wounded alpha male. Attractive, wealthy, intelligent, and distant.
I wanted this couple to get together and they did. Some of the sex scenes surprised me and involved interesting sexual situations I hadn't seen before. I'd recommend this to readers who enjoy erotic romance, not for someone who just likes spicy. I like both and I will be re-reading this one.
An Author Boldly Goes April 23, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
A good friend of mine recommended this book, knowing that I'm always looking for something out of the ordinary when it comes to stories. She also knows I've lost a lot of interest in the paranormal romance genre because few authors have done anything new. When she mentioned the premise of this novel, I decided to give it a shot.
Raine is the second book of Elizabeth Amber's Lords of Satyr series. Normally I don't mind series books when written by authors I know and trust, but I don't particularly like feeling that I HAVE to read a previous novel in order to understand the next one. My reading habits tend to be all over the board and I may be in a mood for something else.
I give Ms. Amber major kudos (and three stars) for creating probably one of the most arresting heroines in romance fiction--a female hermaphrodite named Jordan who has lived her life as a male in order to save her mother and herself from poverty. Jordan also happens to be half-fae, the daughter of King Feydon (no pun intentional I hope). I found Jordan's transition between her femininity and her masculinity fascinating--she liked being a woman, wearing all the fripperies and frills and being viewed as desirable, and yet attempting to understand all the social strictures forced upon women. Over time, she also learned to accept her maleness and to celebrate it.
My three big issues with the book: The first two chapters could have been so much better had they been less graphic. They totally detracted from the true horror of Jordan's predicament, which the author cited as her inspiration for Jordan's character. Every year as payment, Jordan is subjected to the equivalent of a medical sideshow, in which the scientifically curious and the downright prurient can witness firsthand what a female hermaphrodite looks like. The "examination" was written like a cross between a teen sex flick and a really bad gynocological exam. There was nothing the least bit erotic about such a display; the wince factor was quite high. I think back to Anne Rice's Cry to Heaven--the reader didn't get the full treatment of how the castrati were made, but all the same, the horror, anger and pain were skillfully conveyed. Sometimes, less is more, though my guess is the author wanted to make the reader sympathetic to Jordan's plight.
Second issue: Raine as uber-alpha is boring. He's rich, he's handsome, got lots of land in which he and his brothers raise some of the best wines in Italy. He's well-equipped, ad nauseum. He's also the second brother out of three who has to marry one of Feydon's faerie daughters. Oh, and he turns into a satyr during the full moon, which gives him an extra piece of equipment which is also well-favoured. Other than that, he scowls a lot and makes love like a male stud on overdrive. However, his one BIG saving grace is that he accepts Jordan's difference without question and one scene in particular gave me nice goosebumps, since he didn't seem to mind pleasuring Jordan's other appendage (although the last dream sequence in which he *bottoms* for Jordan is a complete cop-out). Still, there's precious little depth to him as a character.
Third issue: The oversexed priest who lusts after Raine and is also a venereal-disease carrying serial killer. An over-the-top mix of Jack the Ripper and Freddy Krueger dressed in a cassock, this guy deserved his comeuppance just because he spent so much time being a thoroughly annoying villain who couldn't quite get it together. It seemed the author didn't quite know what to do with him, so at the last she made him the mysterious "cousin" Jordan's mother cheated out of his inheritance.
Overall, this isn't a bad book, though the hermaphrodite heroine isn't going to be a traditional romance reader's cuppa.
Hot, VERY UNUSUAL, and good April 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I haven't read another erotic romance about a heroine like this one and I found it fascinating. This author does not cringe from pushing the envelope, and I admire that! I loved the first book, Nicholas, as well and probably a little more than this one just because the world was new. But Raine has also taken a place on my keeper shelf.
Like Nicholas, it's written carefully and well, with the character development and plot you'd expect in a mainstream novel. There's a main love story between Raine and Jordan, and the sex is mostly m/f (though Jordan's physical duality puts a new spin on this), but there is a menage scene with these two also. There's also an m/m scene with a side character. However, the book does focus on Raine and Jordan.
If you love hot, well written EROTIC romance that pushes the boundaries, you may very well love this one as much as I did. If you're not looking for hot and are not openminded, it may not be for you.
I enjoyed it very much.
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